After the rain

I have been walking regularly along the road to our new house in Vergemoli. The road is mostly under the cover of chestnut trees.

I have barely noticed a tree stump which I must have passed dozens of times over the past few weeks, but today the path was wet after heavy rain, and I was watching my footing on the slippery leaves….and I spotted this.

On closer inspection I saw the stump was almost covered in a crop of tiny mushrooms.

I can’t decide whether they look like clusters of tiny parasols, or limpets, or nipples….what do you think?

We are going mushroom hunting this weekend. My hubby like to put them in oil with some garlic and parsley. I hope you didn’t pick these … ? Great shots, love the first one the best. Huge tree stump with lots of beautiful life left in it! 🙂

Love the photos, Deb, especially the close-ups of the fungi. To me, they resemble delicate parasols. The white stump sticking out (in the fifth picture) looks like a squirrel gazing at the mushrooms. What do you think?